International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology Research (IJSETR)

Volume 4, Issue 4, April 2015

Review of 5S Technique
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Prof. Saad Shaikh, 2Ansari Noor Alam, 3Khan Naseem Ahmed, 4Sawant Ishtiyak, 5Sayyed Ziaul Hasan

Abstract There are certain fields which are very
demanding in today's trend. Small Scale Industry is one
of the field. It plays an important role in Indian country.
It has emerged as powerful source in providing
relatively larger employment after agriculture. It
contributes more than 50% of the industrial production
in vast field of engineering .Global markets are
continuously changing and demanding due to high
quality and low cost. Such products can be produced
using lean manufacturing , by this we aimed to reduce
all types of wastes at product manufacturing so as to
reduce product cost. 5S is a basic lean manufacturing
technique for cleaning, sorting, organizing and
providing necessary improvement in work place. This
system helps to organize a workplace for efficiency and
decrease waste and optimize quality and productivity via
monitoring an organized environment[1]. 5S offers
good results for required improvement. This method can
be used in all companies , by this we can get good
improvement in the production process of company.
Consequently, 5S techniques would strongly support the
objectives of organization to achieve continuous
improvement and higher performance.[1]`
workplace. Its result is the effective organization
of workplace, elimination of losses connected with
failures and breakdowns in machines, improvement
of the quality and safety of work[3-5]. The
implementation of 5S is crucial as it serves as
stepping stones to create a strong housekeeping culture
in the organization[2].
The history and philosophy of the 5S has its roots
in Japan. Name 5S is the acronym of five Japanese words of
the following meanings:
1. Seiri (sort),
2. Seiton (set in order),
3. Seiso (shine),
4. Seiketsu (standardize),
5. Shitsuke (sustain).

Index terms 5S, Effective Organization, Lean

Manufacturing, Productivity.

I. INTRODUCTION

With the changing techno-economic scenario around

Figure 1. 5S processes[24]
the entire world, the market has turned from seller
to buyer type[2]. The main object of every
This review paper consist of four chapters .The first
organization is to satisfy the stated and implied needs
chapter consist of introduction .The second chapter
of the customers[2]. To provide quality product within
consists of literature review. It include the details related
stipulated time it is necessary to improve the working
to the information and history which has been already
conditions[2]. In order to improve the performance of
done by other people that involved in implementing
employee, organization has to create interesting
5S, previously. The third chapter consist of
working environment[2]. A pleasant condition can help
methodology in which all five stages has been
improving performance and motivation on the workers
explained and the fourth chapter consist of conclusion.
[2]. 5S is a system in which to reduce work and
optimize productivity and quality through maintaining
and orderly work- place [3]. The benefit of good II. LITERATURE REVIEW
workplace include the prevention of defects; 5S initially based on the Japanese acronyms of seiri
prevention of accidents; and the elimination of time (organization), seiton (neatness), seiso (cleaning), seiketsu
wasted for searching tools, documentation and other (standardization) and shitsuke (discipline), is used as a
ingredients of manufacture[5]. The 5S is the platform for developing an integrated management system
methodology of creation and maintaining well by the parallel use of total productive maintenance (TPM)
organized, clean, high effective and high quality (Bamber et al., 2000). Osada (1991) refers to 5S as the

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five keys to a total quality environment. 5S is a system
to reduce waste and optimize productivity and quality
through maintaining an orderly workplace and using
visual cues to achieve more consistent operational
results. The practice of 5S aims to embed the values
of organization, neatness, cleaning, standardization and
discipline into the workplace basically in its existing
configuration, and it is typically the first lean method
implemented by firms. Kobayashi et al. (2008) make a
distinction between 5S as a philosophy or way and 5S as a
technique or tool by comparing the frameworks provided
by Osada (1991) and Hirano (1995) respectively. From
their study, they conclude that 5S tends to be
recognized as a philosophy in Japan, but in the other hand it
is likely to be considered as a technique or tool in the
United Kingdom and United State of America. Osada
(1991) views 5S as a strategy for organizational
development, learning and change, whereas Hirano (1995)
considers 5S to be an industrial formula that differentiates
a company from its competitors.
A common definition of 5S in the West is housekeeping
(Becker, 2001; Chin and Pun, 2002; Ahmed and Hassan,
2003; Eckhardt, 2001). In the West both 5S and TPM are
sometimes disregarded or at least underutilized
(Douglas, 2002). A framework of applying 5S within a
business (as appose to a personal philosophy of way of life)
was first formalized in the early 1980s by Takashi Osada
(Ho et al., 1995).
The practice of 5S aims to embed the values of
organization, neatness, cleaning, standardization and
discipline into the workplace (Osada, 1991). In Japan
the 5S practice was initiated in the manufacturing
sector and then extended to other industries and
services sector. The Toyota Production System provides a
well-known example of 5S principles in practice, the
early versions were based on 3-S this,
became 4-S (Ohno, 1988).
Boeing in the USA pursues 5S as a world-class
strategy (Ansari and Modarress, 1997). Even with these
prestigious and complex examples it appears that
manyresearchers and practitioners have difficulty going
beyond the simplest 5S concept. This is suggested by
Hyland and others where they believe that
Australian manufacturing firms have only a basic
perception of the importance and the potentiality of
5S (Hyland et al., 2000). These authors found of ten
continuous improvement tools they investigated the usage
and perceived importance of 5S was lowly ranked.
Therefore, we can say that there is no consensus about
the scope of 5S. Much of Western literature still
acknowledges 5S as housekeeping (Ahmed and Hassan,
2003; Becker, 2001; Chin and Pun, 2002; Eckhardt, 2001).
However, 5S is more frequently framed in the lean
philosophy (James-Moore and Gibbons, 1997; Hines et al.,
2004; Kumar et al., 2006), since it encourages workers to
improve their working conditions.
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III. METHODOLOGY
Figure 2. 5S Methodology[7]
5S is a manufacturing technique for work place organization
and it is used to the implementation of lean conditions.5S is
a reference to five Japanese works which described
standardized method to improve the work in the
organization. Now we will see every method of 5S in detail.
A-SEIRI - Sorting Out
5S Seiri or Sort is the first step in 5S, it refers to the sorting
of the clutter from the other items within the work area that
are actually needed[23]. This stage requires the team to
remove all items that clearly do not belong in the working
area and only leave those that are required for the processes
in question[23]. The necessary and unnecessary items
available in the workplace should be sorted and classified
.By sorting one can identify the materials, tools, equipment
and necessary items for this. Frequently used items are
placed near to reach while not frequently used items are
placed after that. It helps to maintain the clean workplace
and improves the efficiency of searching and receiving
things, shortens the time of running the operation.
Following are the rules of performing Seiri:
*If there is any unnecessary things which is causing mixing
of things should be clear out.
*Any unnecessary part of the item placed other side should
be brought back to its original position.
*Tools of material which lie on production floor should be
in the tool floor.
*Check weather all necessary things sorted to its own place.
*All tools are classified properly with the rule.
*After all these step, we will use Red Label or Red Tag
technique, this technique is applied to all the unnecessary
items for its recognization.
Benefits of Seiri:
*Improve the processing in the work place.
*Reduction in the cost.
*Solves the problem of Stock of item.
*Problem of losing tools eliminated.
*Better Work area.
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Figure 3. Sorting [23]
B-SEITON - Set in Order
5S Seiton or Straighten is the process of taking the required
items that are remaining after the removal of clutter and
arranging them in an efficient manner through the use of
ergonomic principles and ensuring that every item has a
place and that everything is in its place[23]. It means
cleaning & organizing the necessary items neatly and
systematically so that they can easily be taken and returned
in the original place after use. By this we can increase the
efficiency of production in the industry. The aim of this is to
minimize the number of work that a worker has to perform
during operation. Visualization of the workplace is also very
important. Eg painting the floor helps to identify the places
of storage of each material or transport ways, drawing out
the shapes of tools makes possible the quick putting aside
them on the constant places, colouring labels permit to
identify the material, spare parts or documents. Tools,
equipment, and materials must be systematically arranged
for the easiest and the most efficient access. There must be a
place for everything, and everything must be in its place.
Following are the rules of performing Seiton:
*Position of every place should be decided earlier where
items supposed to be placed.
*All tools should be segregated on the basis of regular
uses.
*Put all the important items in a accessible position where
it can be brought easily.
*Small tools should be placed in a specific place or
recognized place.
*Safety equipments should be placed in the right position
for emergency requirement.
Benefits of Seiton:
*Increases the efficiency of the production.
*Effectiveness increases.
*Time required for seeking the items are reduced.
*Improves the safety.
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Figure 4. Tools Set In Order[23]
C-SEISO Shine
5S Seiso or Sweep is the thorough cleaning of the area,
tools, machines and other equipment to ensure that
everything is returned to a nearly new status[23]. This
will ensure that any non-conformity stands out; such as an
oil leak from a machine onto a bright, newly painted clean
floor[23]. For asthetic view, it is essential to create a clean
and regular working and living environment in the
workplace. This is because dust, dirt and wastes can stop the
efficiency of workplace. Cleaning should become a daily
activity. Work place should be cleaned at regular intervals
for better production. Regular cleaning permits to identify
and to eliminate sources of disorder and to maintain the
clean workplaces. During cleaning it is checked the
cleanness of every item in the workplace on the regular
basis. A sheet of cleaning can also be made by operator to
check cleanness in the workplace. By providing this sheet,
we can enhance the maintenance of the work place.
Following are the rules of performing Seiso:
*Check roughly everything, and clear all major source of
unnecessary things.
*Clean all the machines present in the work shop on daily
basis.
*Check all the tools, equipments on weekly basis, and
provide necessary cleaning.
*Clean the shop floor & work floor.
Benefits of Seiso:
*Cleans the workplace.
*Increases the efficiency of machines.
*Maintains the cleanness in the industry.
*Finds the errors in the workplace.
*Eliminates accidents due to cleanness.
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Figure 5. Shine Floor[23]
D-SEIKETSU Standardize
5S Seiketsu or standardize is the process of ensuring that
what we have done within the first three stages of 5S
become standardized; that is we ensure that we have
common standards and ways of working[23]. Standard work
is one of the most important principles of Lean
manufacturing[23]. It maintains the habit or standard of
cleanness all time in the industry. It maintains good
practices at the workplace. Standards should be very clear
and easy to understand. There is a need after some period to
choose the best ways to practice sort, set in order and
cleaning. It is assumed that standards should not be
implemented only in the processes such as production,
maintenance, storing, but also in the administrative
processes, for example: book-keeping, customer service
,etc.
Following are the rules of performing Seiketsu:
*Give strict instructions about cleanness to the whole staff.
*Maintain habit to check the progress in the cleanness.
*Make an audit sheet to ensure cleanness.
Benefits of Seiketsu:
*Increases the safety of industry.
*Reduction in the pollution created by industry.
*Maintains the good habit among the staffs about cleanness.
Figure 6. Standardize[23]
E-SHITSUKE Sustain
The final stage is 5S Shitsuke or sustain, ensuring that the
company continue to continually improve using the
previous stages of 5S, maintain housekeeping, and conduct
audits and so forth[23]. 5S should become part of the
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culture of the business and the responsibility of everyone in
the organization[23]. It makes the habit for staffs of
industry to learn all the above 4S.Trained skilled persons
teaches the staff about the all 4S.The task here is
undertaken by the leader directors. The directors should
explain the importance of 5S to the personnel through
various trainings. The knowledge of the personnel about 5S
should be kept updated through the 5S boards to be formed
at the workplace. To maintaining the standards and keeping
the technique in safe and efficient order. It is also important
to understand the need of executing the 5S rule on a fixed
interval. The learning of the 5S rule is executed once a
month by chosen team.
Following are the rules of Shitsuke:
*Manager of the industry should take the responsibility to
held a program for 5S rule.
*Staffs should also be eager to learn the technique.
Benefits of Shitsuke:
*Increases the awareness among the staffs.
*Reduces mistake resulting by staffs.
*Improves relations between the staffs.
Figure 7. Sustain[23]
IV CONCLUSION
By studying the 5S methodology we conclude that this
technique is very useful and beneficial in Industrial
organization[1]. We also concluded that by implementing
5S we could improve the quality, productivity and
efficiency of industrial organization, it also has positive
effect on overall performance.[1]
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1
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Anjuman-I-Islam Kalsekar Technical
Campus School of Engineering, Panvel, Mumbai University,
Maharashtra(India).
2, 3, 4, 5
B.E.Mech.(Students), Anjuman-I-Islam Kalsekar Technical Campus
School of Engineering, Panvel, Mumbai University, Maharashtra(India).
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